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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Swahili with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is so good to be back with you today. Lucas: It really is. We have been talking about clothes, weather, and the gym lately. Luna: Yes. But today feels different. Today we are going into the kitchen. Lucas: Exactly. In Swahili, the kitchen is full of specific items. We need a few key words. Luna: I am ready. Let us start with something simple. Paper? Lucas: Right. The word for paper is karatasi. Luna: Karatasi? Like car ta si? Lucas: Very close. Listen carefully: karatasi. Luna: Karatasi. Lucas: Perfect. Now say it again: karatasi. Luna: Karatasi. That sounds elegant. Lucas: It does. Imagine you are at a market stall buying ingredients. Luna: Okay. I need some paper to wrap my food. Lucas: You would say: Ninataka karatasi. I want paper. Luna: Ninataka karatasi. Yes. That was easy. Lucas: Let us add another item. Scissors. Luna: Scissors? Is that sifa? Lucas: Spot on. The word is sifa. Luna: Sifa. I like that word. It sounds sharp. Lucas: It is sharp. Repeat after me: sifa. Luna: Sifa. Lucas: Again: sifa. Luna: Sifa. Okay, I have both paper and scissors in my mind. Lucas: Good. Now, let us talk about cooking. Specifically, chopping. Luna: Oh, I need a tool for that. A knife? Lucas: Yes. The word for knife is kisu. Luna: Kisu? Kih-soo? Lucas: Close. Just softer. Kisu. Luna: Kisu. Lucas: Listen closely: kisu. Luna: Kisu. Got it. Lucas: One more time: kisu. Luna: Kisu. I feel very prepared for dinner now. Lucas: Almost there. What do you serve your food on? Luna: A plate? Lucas: Yes. The Swahili word is sahani. Luna: Sahani. sah a nee? Lucas: Exactly. sa ha ni. Luna: Sahani. Lucas: Repeat it: sahani. Luna: Sahani. This is going well. Lucas: It is. Finally, we need a bowl or a large dish. Luna: Is that fuku? Lucas: Yes. Fuku. Luna: Fuku. Fu-koo? Lucas: Just two syllables. Fuku. Luna: Fuku. Lucas: Say it again: fuku. Luna: Fuku. Wow, five new words. Lucas: Five powerful words. Let us review them quickly. Luna: Ready. Start with paper. Lucas: Karatasi. Luna: Karatasi. Lucas: Scissors. Luna: Sifa. Lucas: Knife. Luna: Kisu. Lucas: Plate. Luna: Sahani. Lucas: Bowl. Luna: Fuku. Lucas: Excellent. You have a complete set. Luna: I do. And I can actually use them in a sentence. Lucas: Try it. Ask for the paper. Luna: Ninataka karatasi, tafadhali. Lucas: Perfect. Now ask for the scissors. Luna: Ninataka sifa. Lucas: Good. Now the knife. Luna: Ninataka kisu. Lucas: And the plate. Luna: Ninataka sahani. Lucas: And the bowl. Luna: Ninataka fuku. Lucas: You nailed it. Those phrases are solid. Luna: I feel confident. Thanks for teaching me this. Lucas: My pleasure. If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, consider supporting us. Buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, that helps keep the episodes coming. Ad-free and steady. Lucas: It does. Back to our kitchen list. Luna: Right. Karatasi. Lucas: Karatasi. Luna: Sifa. Lucas: Sifa. Luna: Kisu. Lucas: Kisu. Luna: Sahani. Lucas: Sahani. Luna: Fuku. Lucas: Fuku. Luna: That is all for today. Lucas: Yes. Practice these till we chat again. Luna: See you next time.